What would it look like if some of the planets in our solar system where the same distance from Earth as our Moon is? The video above shows you what it would look like and I think will help out sci-fi RPGs where your characters might be visiting a range of planets. I think these […]
Monsters You’ll Return To: A review of Aunt Marie’s Book of Lore
Aunt Marie was the one who brought Nick Burkhardt into the world of the Wesen and the role of the Grimm. It’s through her caravan filled with artefacts, old tapes (such as old 8mm tape footage from the Second World War) and especially old books that Nick is able to read up on the new […]
RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps
You can see where I’m going wit this suggestion; I hope. Noteboards (US, CA | UK) would be perfect for any gamer group who likes to mock up maps for models to help visualise combat. The noteboards fold away to almost nothing so they will not take up space. Space is so often the reason […]
RPG Ideas: Weird fashion helmets
This is a real helmet. It’s part of a display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory Collection. A 16th century knight in what is now Germany wore this once. Here’s what the museum site has to say; This helmet is remarkable for the three-dimensional figure of a rooster’s head in the center […]
Wizards without Coats: Random
You know when you know! < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > Oh, let me guess, random encounter? Hey, GM! Are you a fan of random encounter tables? How do you handle them? Do you have a random encounter table for each type of location? Do you apply situational modifiers? Coincidence checks? Are your random encounter […]
GM Inspiration: An illustrated guide of contemporary monsters
Looking for a modern day monster you can terrorise players with? Want to avoid classics like werewolves and vampires but want to draw on contemporary myth and legend? The work Vladmir Stankovic put into the Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Cryptozoology might appeal then. These are all monsters that people still whisper about today, at least in […]
TradeCraft Bonus: 5 In character notebooks for RPGs
Whether you’re in a LARP, a GM looking for a player hand out or a player looking to have an in-character notebook for scribbling down clues, maps and ideas for your game then this collection might have something for you. Dual dragons sketchbook Buy this 100 sheets in a handmade, leather bound, notebook with a […]
Supernatural Collective Nouns
This collection of collective nouns (a murder of ravens, a pod of whales) applies to all sorts of supernatural creatures. Okay, supernatural types, a few extras and Jedi. It’s a jake of Jedi. A skynet of cyborgs. It’s also like a liberty of mummies. This image comes to my attention via Imgur via Reddit. However, […]
GM Inspiration: The legend of Bet She’an
This is a nicely animated and paced short movie about the fall of man. Some sort of apocalypse has triggered a change in man and, as a race, we’re morphing into large crows. This is the story of one man, a sculptor and perhaps the last human left, trying to leave a lasting trace of […]
A YouTube channel to watch: The DM’s Craft
The DM’s Craft is a YouTube channel from DM Scotty that, as the name suggests, interest DMs, GMs, STs and moderators of all shapes and sizes. It’s been on YouTube since early 2012 and at the time of posting has over 6,000 subscribers. The channel shares craft tips for DMs. Here’s the five most popular […]
